Online Banking

The Market May Be Irrational, But You Shouldn’t Be

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I woke up to a shock as I went online to check my banking. On the screen, one of the equities in my account was showing a value of $47,025,120.00. Yes, $47 million. As delightful a fantasy as that is, I had no real temptation to print off the screen and go take out a [...]

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The Paper Documents You Actually Need to Keep

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In an age of online banking and bill pay, it’s easy and makes a ton of sense to go paperless, especially when it comes to the traditional bank and bill statements you’ve been getting in the mail for years. But for as many documents that we can store digitally, there are a few items that [...]

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If The FBI Director Can Fall for Phishing, So Can You

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Despite the overall safety of online banking, there will continue to be scams targeting consumers who aren’t using their common sense when logging in. It can happen to anyone — yes, that means you — like it just happened to Robert Mueller, the director of the FBI. According to a speech Mueller gave at the [...]

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Ask the Readers: Have You Gone Paperless?

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In the age of online banking and digital record-keeping, it’s more convenient than ever to stop collecting piles of statements, receipts and even your bills. But that doesn’t mean people are ready to make such a change. A paperless financial lifestyle is easier said than done, but it’s accessible to just about anyone who wants [...]

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Weekend Linkage: Online Banking, Yodlee and the iPhone

We didn’t really cover Mint’s acquisition by Intuit (makers of Quicken) for $170 million, but in the analysis of the deal, there’s been some interesting takes — and how Yodlee, the account aggregator used in Automatic Finances, plays into it. TechCrunch, which covers startups and the Silicon Valley scene, calls Mint Yodlee’s YouTube. Meaning, Mint [...]

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